datetime

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noun

A variable or data type that can hold both date and time components.

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Meanings

noundatetime (plural datetimes)

plural datetimes

  1. computingA variable or data type that can hold both date and time components.

    If you anticipate dealing with a database with multiple time zones, we suggest you consider a region-to-GMT offset table and store all times as absolute GMT datetimes for ease of calculation.

    2002, Tamar E. Granor, Doug Hennig, Ted Roche, Hacker's Guide to Visual FoxPro 7.0, page 24

Origin

From date + time.

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Rhymes & wordplay

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APA

datetime. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 2, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/datetime

MLA

“datetime.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/datetime. Accessed November 2, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “datetime,” accessed November 2, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/datetime.

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